Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-11
A BEANTOWN TIE-UP.
Stike of All the Employees Of the Boston
Consolidated Road.

BoSroN, January SO.--A general tie-up
on the Consolidated House Railroad occur
rel this morning, pursuant to the action
OF the meeting of the employees, which adj
lourucd ut 3:3O o'clock this morning. The
roads comprise the Middlesex and High
land lines, connecting Walden, Everett,
CharltSt0wn aud Somerville with Boston
and the Boston Highlands district All
the employees, including conductors driv-
crs, hGStlrrS, hOrSc-ShOerS, feeders and tow
boys, are participating in the strike. The
exact grievances OF the Mcn are not known,
hut the trouble is believed to be caused hv
the failure of President Powers to keep his
part OF IN agreement recently made with
the men.
4 Charlcstown ear was started from
CharlestOwn Neck this morning. Several
Shawmut avenue cars have passed over the
line, since that, manned by non union
drivers and conductors, who are protected
by from SIX to eight policemen on each car.
There has been no disturbance thus far
reported and it is not expected that there
will be any
President Powers has advertised for 800
able-bOdied men to work on the tied up
roads, all Of whom will guaranteed steady
work and good wages 1t is stated that
Superintendent Studley, of the Charles
town District, has induced number of
his old men to return to work, and that at
II u. .clocS he had II ears running from
that end Of the city.
At noon quite a number OF c,lrS were
running on the Shawmut Avenue and
Char,cStOTn lines. These were all policed
and met with no more violent demOnStra-
tious than hoots and yells and
cries OF "SruhS'' which fol-
lowed them through the more
crowded parts of the city the employees Of
the Metropolitan Horse railroad Company
held meeting this morning and voted
$500 to assist the strikers. \ meeting of
the employees of the South Boston road
WIS attended hy the same result. and
SIO.OU is thus subscribed, The horse
Shocrs who ioinrd the strikers number
/ 500. This company has the handling Of
/ 10. 600 horses. used by the. Consolidated,
I Metropolitan, South Boston and Cam
/ bridge roads. 1t is understood that the
/ men jOincd the strike To sustain the tic-up
and get more pay al being knights Of
/ Labor. The horses ON the RONbury end of
/ the Consolidated road are ShOd by the COM
p0ny'S own employees, and these have re-
/ turned To work.
The trouble arose out Of Il number of
matters such rs the pay of tripperS,
permitting men connected with the road
/ 10 keep boarding houses etc. The officials
of the road say they met the men and
F had conceded more than half the
demands. They claim il was necessary to
/ change the schedules and put on certain
. tripprrs and this Is done every season. On
/ the other hand, the men say the tripperS
were put on in place o. the regular men.
| N Walden and Everet all the conSoldat-
ed men left this morning and the
stations We're locked up and no attempt
was made to send ears out. One OF the
strikers said there was no need OF having
policemen about aS there would he no
trouble. The Knights o! Labor did not
order the strike The strikers are quiet
and orderly, most otthc hoOting being done
by boys and idle persons. Crowds OF peo-
pie in opposition To the "Sc;lhS' gathered
i'm Adams Square, alOng New Washington
street. and in the Lay Market Square,
through which portions oi the city the
cars most 90 Here the noiSest crowds
/ gathered. The ''Scabs' were hoot,d and
/ the tracks filled with people who obstruct-
/ ed the movements of the cars. Two or
| three persons were arrested, and the police
/ forcibly succeeded in iorcin. the crowds
across the tracks.
LArER-Ata 4 late hour tonight the diff
/ Guilty was amicably adjusted.